New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13
ATHLETICS FORFEIT A GAME
DIRECTING TO AN UMPIREs RULING.

~ ORDERS A MAN TO GO BACK A BASE AND ON
HIS REFUSAL CALLS THE GAME.
ma 600 people won't down to St George yesterday
=, ,tness the game baseball between the Metropolitan
and Athletic will not forgot their outing Comedy
tragedy intemingled in bewidering con.
fusion Umpire "Tedde" Sullivan was the clown OF tho
crcua been unfortunate in his career as an umpire
he his tactics hfs baseball path VIII be an
extremely thorny one his enemies admit that he 10
conscientious and tries to do right but that
good quality has not brought him success.
Only five innings and half played IN the game.
Every inning repete with interesting features
and as one nine would only relinquish 1t .
the onlookers worked to the highest
pitch The Metropoans had played their ha
Of the sixth inning with the score at to in their iavor
tho excitement eliminated in the game being caeu
and given the home club By the score OF 70 "
weyng for the Athletcs sent the Dali De-
low ed IL 10 pass HIM Weyng Continued around 10 third
base Umpire sullivan ordered Inc pyss
two bases Acting under orders from his captain We'll
the umpire and the $1,000 up In 'he
Don't Won pay yelled Mason to Captain stovey
he toward the press stand we wi" i0fie INC game
Oct off the field you've business there shouted Man.
Mason looked also yelled to his
Tmpirs sS IL snS called Wildly
him ss sa as ha. paae Tl
tnsd he called The game gave victory to the MetrOpO
a Alter Sy the Umpire sullivan Mason and
SyST Lad an "a n cant ses why
that idiot ont West meanng Wheeler Wyokof, presiden
Assocaon can't appoint mon as umpires nsteac OF
lot OF buns"
"bnG tlst he only umpired for fun anyway Mason
told he should not umpire io-days game. but
told him that he should ana told SULLIVAN 10
report at the grounds to-day at the usual hour
the Metropolitan players say that sullivan was
right each club had agreed tat ut In 10 the scenic
Bslon shond only two bases matter whether
before tho ball got there OF not
retired quick order IN the hrst nnlu out
In the second Athletics scored four runs Lakin the
hit LETT held ~ Bren
u nigh ball left eld by sovey who got 70 nrs
on error LarEin scored stovey scored on MT by
MoCarr The thrown out at second and then
first error by orr Poorman inauo
and then error by Rosenan allowed POOR
~ Townsend 10 score. =, .,-., 80. l.,
The PLAYERS bat with effect In the fourth IN
ming and tailed three the Qhakers could make
Tie necessary three Orr led off with two base his
and going TO third wild pitch. scored on hit by Han
tnson made daring steal 10 second ana scored
on by DOnohue Gerhardts sacco advanced Dohohue
10 second and q hit by Cushman sent him home -,
Going to each SIDE For the Metropolans o Bren made
Two scored hit TO right hed by orr nan
lins0u Int. scored ON Done
hines out to and HanknsOn scored on MT by
Uanknsop Athletics in the last half OF the inning
bauer and akin safely aud both scored hit 10 left
field Stovey went socOHu pASSe"
Il hit by McGatr. -, A., ,.,..
The six favor OF the visiting
of nth inning and the onookors were
excited inning the N-troPoans continued 10
and added three more runs 10 ther
lead. OBTicn made hit and on MT
h, orr stole second and both he and
'Bren scored a hit 10y Hansinson IianknsOn
DOnohue Weylng then made the hit that
brought game end The of the game played